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Long March 4 Series

The Long March 4 series is a Chinese three-stage expendable launch-vehicle lineage developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology within CASC. Its hypergolic variants are optimized for sun-synchronous and other Earth orbits and have launched meteorological, remote-sensing, scientific, and lunar-relay spacecraft from Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang.

Long March 4 Series
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Chang Zheng 4 seriesCZ-4 seriesLM-4 series长征四号系列
Family Name
Long March 4
Full Name
Long March 4 Series
Status
active
Type
rocket

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Description
The Long March 4 series is a Chinese three-stage expendable launch-vehicle lineage developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology within CASC. Its hypergolic variants are optimized for sun-synchronous and other Earth orbits and have launched meteorological, remote-sensing, scientific, and lunar-relay spacecraft from Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang.
First Flight Year
1,988
Manufacturer
Parent Vehicle Family
Rocket Specs
Reusability
expendable
Stages Count
3

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Creation Time
July 13, 2026 at 11:29:13 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 11:48:15 UTC

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Long March 4 Series Chang Zheng 4 series CZ-4 series LM-4 series 长征四号系列